Meaning

2 senses
  1. A whale, Delphinapterus leucas, found in the Arctic Ocean.

    Beluga, Weißwal

    белу́хаbelúxa, белу́гаbelúga

  2. A fish, Huso huso, that is a source of caviar, which is found in the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.

    Belugastör, Europäischer Hausen

    белу́гаbelúga

    білу́гаbilúha

    valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas

Examples

4 sentences
  1. The only natural enemies of beluga whales are polar bears.

    deDie einzigen natürlichen Feinde der Belugawale sind Eisbären.

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  2. Narwhals and belugas are used to living in an extremely quiet world.

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  3. I feel like a beluga whale!

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  4. He is built like a Beluga whale.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
Huso huso:
Русский
By meaning 1
Delphinapterus leucas:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
Delphinapterus leucas:
Huso huso:

Origin

Borrowed from Russian белу́га (belúga), from бе́лый (bélyj, “white”).

Borrowed from Russian белу́га (belúga), from бе́лый (bélyj, “white”).

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Forms

plural: belugas
Singularbeluga
Pluralbelugas

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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